For Briscoe Cain's Next Act, Watch This Bill Disappear (Along With Your Right to Vote)

House committee guts SB 7, replaces it with language from other draconian voting restriction bill

"...Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, who clumsily managed to get Senate Bill 7 through his Elections Committee on April 29..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Religious Refusal Bill Prepped to Grant Texans License to Discriminate

"Sincerely held" nonsense at the Senate

"...with a toilet flush, but with a whimper, the Senate Committee on State Affairs sent a sweeping religious refusal..."

March 29, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Texas Senate Education Committee Advances Its Own School Finance Plan

SB 4 would essentially gut the House version of the bill

"...The Texas Senate Education Committee voted 8-0-3 to advance a fleshed out..."

May 1, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Lege Lines: School Finance Bill Passes House With Flying Colors

Stickland only holdout on ambitious “Texas Plan” finance bill

"...House Bill 3, the session's marquee school finance legislation, survived over..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Sweeping Religious Freedom Bill Heads to Senate

The Senate State Affairs Committee approves a license to discriminate

"...with a toilet flush, but with a whimper, the Senate State Affairs Committee sent a sweeping religious refusal bill..."

March 26, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Bill Debates Begin Tomorrow

First real debates for school finance and more

"...lawmakers were on for the school finance reforms in Senate Bill 1811, there was one shared opinion: That no-one..."

June 1, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Silencing Survivors?

Joan Huffman's bill may have an adverse effect on survivor psyche

"...Senate Bill 576, Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Senate Scuppers Speed Cameras

Two bills passing through Senate last week could deter city councils from putting up speed cameras.

"...Two bills about traffic cameras skipped through the Senate last week...."

April 9, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

UPDATE: Senate Filibuster in Progress

Close to vote on SB5; clock ticking

"...Update 11:17am (6/26): As the story has developed, our coverage has..."

June 25, 2013 News Post by Michael King

Texas Senate Speeds This Year's Abortion Bills Through Lege

Senate speeds this year's abortion bills through Lege

"...and legislation to stifle such funding advanced in the Senate this week...."

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Senate Budget Lesser of Two Evils

Reps from both chambers commence to thrash out final numbers

"...On May 4, the Senate broke along party lines to approve its version of..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Senate Speeds Through Anti-Choice Bills

Senate prioritizes anti-abortion bills during special session

"...a week into the special session and the Texas Senate is on a dizzying fast-track to advance anti-choice bills...."

July 25, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Qmmunity: Anti-Trans Bill Starts Moving With Quorum Restored

Plus, queer film fest aGLIFF kicks off hybrid festival and more queer events

"...following the return of certain House Democrats, anti-trans legislation Senate Bill 2 began moving. A spitting image of state..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

LegeLand: A Bill To 'Protect Our Women'

Yet another fight over abortion

"...absolutely clear after the Feb. 9 marathon hearing on Senate Bill 16, Houston GOP Sen. Dan Patrick's ultrasound-required-before-abortion bill:..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lege Ticker: Someone Has to Pay the Post-Storm Electric Bill

The price is right?

"...power generators during the storm. Those $9,000 per megawatt-hour bills for electricity, the maximum price allowed by the PUC..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Needle-Exchange Bill Barely Hanging On

State Rep. Dianne White Delisi all but kills legislation that would let local health departments establish one-for-one anonymous needle-exchange programs

"...pulled a quack job that has all but killed Senate Bill 308, one of the session's most progressive public..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

11th Hour School Funding Bill Adds Abbott's Voucher Plan

Democrats in the House ain't gonna like it

"...it a shady, backroom maneuver. Late Sunday night, a Senate committee replaced the House of Representatives’ school funding bill,..."

May 23, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

For Trans Texans, One Bill Forward, Two Bills Back

Texas has filed the most anti-LGBTQIA bills in the nation this year

"...went to press on Wed­nes­day, April 28, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 1646 by Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock,..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

The Texas Hammer: The Bathroom Bill

It's not about protecting women and children

"...North Carolina may have put bathroom bills on the map, but Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Texas Bill Would Block International Students From Speaking in Support of “Terrorist Activities”

Universities that don’t punish students would face huge fines

"...be suspended or expelled for supporting “terrorist activities” if Senate Bill 2233 became law. For student visa-holders, being expelled..."

May 30, 2025 News Feature by Blake Leschber

Lege Lines: Bathroom Bill Steals Spotlight

"Texas Privacy Act" isn't about privacy – it's about transphobia

"...No more than two days of the 2017 legis­lative session had passed before discussion among lawmakers went..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Dying in Committee, Part 7

Don't ask why some bills pass and some don't. The answer will make your head spin.

"...The House has stopped hearing new bills, so while some bills work their way onward to..."

May 11, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

House Committee Hears "Discriminatory" Voter Suppression Bill

SB 9 would punish voter form errors with state jail felonies

"...the House Elections Committee on Wednesday, May 15 heard Senate Bill 9 by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola. Described by..."

May 16, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Dems for Governor: Bill White, et al.

White stands out as Dems' best shot

"...By early afternoon Feb. 6, Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Bill White was on his fifth meet-and-greet of the day...."

Feb. 19, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: Dubious Tax Cuts, Senate Shenan­igans, Twitter Trysts, and More

Business lobby doubts tax cuts, and more from the Capitol

"...Patrick started touting their plan for more than $4 billion in property and business margins franchise tax cuts, they..."

March 13, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

An Arbitrary Nation: Part 7

Journalists and political commentators largely ignore the facts they know

"...Constitution has emphasized the first 10 amendments – our Bill of Rights – because they are the most vulnerable..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

The Battle of Small Beer vs. Big Distributors Rages on With Texas Beer-To-Go Bill

Another chippy round of political beer pong

"...overhaul for craft brewery freedoms in state history with Senate Bills 639 and 515-518. Those pieces of legislation legalized..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

The AggreGAYtor: December 7

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Chirlane McCray, the wife of New York mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio, admits she was once a lesbian but..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Senate Hopeful Colin Allred Makes His Moderate-Dem Case Against Ted Cruz

The former NFL player came to Austin for TribFest

"...challenge an incumbent red state Republican, he cited his 7 point victory over a 22 year incumbent in the..."

Sept. 27, 2023 News Post by Oscar Rodriguez

News Ticker: May 7

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• A new House bill seeks to do away with vehicle inspection stickers...."

May 7, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

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